The only jobs that won’t be taken over by robots require understanding of human behavior

Think You’re Special? A Robot Could Do Your Job fastcoexist.com Technology is advancing so fast that half of all jobs that exist today might be taken over by bots and computers in the next 20 years. Find out if your job is on the list. Is your job safe from our new computer-programmed over­lords? A … Continue reading The only jobs that won’t be taken over by robots require understanding of human behavior

MIT shows off a way to program using natural language — Tech News and Analysis

Bye bye Codecademy, MIT shows off a way to program using natural language — Tech News and Analysis. Related articles Bye bye Codecademy, MIT shows off a way to program using natural language (familycoding.com) Sanskrit an Unambiguous Natural Language on the Planet- NASA (mobilepunditsblog.wordpress.com) Boston is the New Hot Hunting Grounds for Big Data Understanding … Continue reading MIT shows off a way to program using natural language — Tech News and Analysis

Jason Pontin, Editor in Chief and Publisher of MIT Technology Review

I’m Jason Pontin, Editor in Chief and Publisher of MIT Technology Review, and This Is How I Work Tessa Miller, lifehacker.comSince 2004, Jason Pontin has been editor in chief of MIT Technology Review, and publisher since 2005. With dual titles, Jason oversees everything from editorial direction to business strategy. Under his guidance, the more than … Continue reading Jason Pontin, Editor in Chief and Publisher of MIT Technology Review

MIT illustrates how the world uses its mobile phones

Infographic: MIT illustrates how the world uses its mobile phones By Madhumita Venkataramanan, wired.co.uk Magazine This arti­cle was taken from the Jan­u­ary 2013 issue of Wired mag­a­zine. Be the first to read Wired’s arti­cles in print before they’re post­ed online, and get your hands on loads of addi­tion­al con­tent by sub­scrib­ing… http://flip.it/kl0pp Related articles The … Continue reading MIT illustrates how the world uses its mobile phones

Funf: computational social science in your pocket

Open-source Funf platform taps into Android’s huge knowledge about you By Daniel Cossins, wired.co.uk Magazine This arti­cle was taken from the Novem­ber 2012 issue of Wired mag­a­zine. Be the first to read Wired’s arti­cles in print before they’re post­ed online, and get your hands on loads of addi­tion­al con­tent by sub­scrib­ing… http://flip.it/FiWXt Related articles Why … Continue reading Funf: computational social science in your pocket

Finally, MIT courses in my underwear: MITx

Following on the growing number of engineering schools offering online or blended education, MIT is now taking the next logical step by expanding their open courseware to provide unrestricted access and credentials for students as well as a new custom developed, video based open source learning management system which can be used by educators. M.I.T. … Continue reading Finally, MIT courses in my underwear: MITx

Stanford’s Online High School Raises the Bar

  Stanford’s Online High School Raises the Bar - NYTimes.com. Related articles StartX, Stanford's nonprofit accelerator, nabs $800,000 funding grant (venturebeat.com) Inside Stanford's creativity factory (management.fortune.cnn.com) The Way of the Future: Coursera (jaypgreene.com) Home Schooling As the 21st Century Model for Public Schools? (etcjournal.com) Dear Candice, I'm Sorry About The Internet - LockerGnome (lockergnome.com) The … Continue reading Stanford’s Online High School Raises the Bar

MIT Media Lab: Reality Mining

MIT Media Lab: Reality Mining This new center, part of the MIT Human Dynamics group, studies the ways we can use millions of sensors in portable devices already in common use to actually measure human behavior in real time. So, the end of psychology, the beginning of digital anthropology. Related articles Social Robots May Gain … Continue reading MIT Media Lab: Reality Mining

MIT Social Network Analysis: Can Social Media Reveal our Identities?

A new study from MIT uncovers a fascinating fact: the connections we make, groups we join and information we contribute, even minimally, to online networking tools like Facebook can reveal very detailed, personal information about our identities by using statistical, computational methods. Related articles Alumni Surveys on Entrepreneurship (kauffman.org) MIT Builds An Open-Source Platform For … Continue reading MIT Social Network Analysis: Can Social Media Reveal our Identities?